A bob lee swagger novel bob lee swagger novels book 4 kindle edition by hunter, stephen. New york times bestselling author stephen hunter returns with his most riveting bob lee swagger volume to date. Swagger is also the protagonist of both the 2007 film and the 2016 tv series shooter, each based on point of impact. As an additional note, its recommended that you read dirty white boys after point of impact and before black light. Bob lee swagger, book 10 audible audiobook unabridged stephen hunter author, r. That book series also inspired the 2007 mark wahlberg. The third bullet a bob lee swagger novel, hunter stephen. The bob lee swagger book series by stephen hunter includes books point of impact, black light, time to hunt, and several more. As bob lee struggles to put an end to the events of season two, a. Swagger knew bagration was the russian offensive against army group center in mid1944, north of the pripet marshes, that drove the germans out of belarus.
Bob lee is a retired marine sniper who spent his time in vietnam. As bob lee struggles to put an end to the events of season two, a nemesis reveals mysterious. Known as bob the nailer in professional circles, swagger is cunning, resourceful, and a remarkable marksman, skills he developed in his youth and honed during several memorable tours of duty in vietnam. Bob lee swagger is a wonderful character whose most appealing qualities are well displayed in this book. Get the audible audio editions of the bob lee swagger series from the. A network release says that season 3 will be based loosely on black light, the second book in the bob lee swagger series by stephen hunter. Hunters collection with book 3, not book 1, of the bob lee swagger series. Bob lee swagger is a retired marine gunnery sergeant in arkansas. In the 47th samurai, bob lee swagger, the woe unto him who crosses bob lee swagger, four famed 60s radicals are gunned down at long. Oct 31, 2019 bob lee swagger is a book character and the creation of author stephen hunter. I love books about snipers and sniping, fiction or fact, and i love bob lee. This is the third of the bob lee swagger books but for me its the one i read last. Time to hunt bob lee swagger novels book 3 kindle edition by stephen hunter. Forty years ago, bob lee swagger s father, a he is the most dangerous man alive.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the 47th samurai. Known as bob the nailer in professional circles, swagger is cunning, resourceful, and a remarkable marksman, skills he developed in his youth and honed during several memorable tours of duty in. Bob lee swagger is a book character and the creation of author stephen hunter. Solotov josh stewart, who only needs swagger alive long enough to tell him where he hid the bank ledger for atlas, solotovs former employer. Bob lee swagger audiobooks listen to the full series. Usa network renews shooter for season 3 tv insider. Bob lee swagger and philip yano are bound together by a single moment when their fathers met in the bloody and chaotic battle for the island. Forced off the road and into a crash that leaves her clinging to life in a coma, nikki swagger had begun to peel back the onion of a southern fried scandal. You might have seen the mark wallenberg movie point of impact which did a decent job of a swagger book the book was better.
The stakes are high and personal because this time, swagger s daughters life is at stake. He is the protagonist of a series of 10 novels as of may 2017 that relate his life during and after the vietnam warstarting with point of impact 1993 up to the most recent gman 2017. Meanwhile, isaac johnson omar epps, who recently agreed to start working for atlas, and julie swagger shantel vansanten, who is just trying to save her. The third bullet a bob lee swagger novel, hunter stephen download bok. The third bullet has some roots in the very first bob lee swagger novel you wrote twenty years ago called point of impact. Bob lee swagger the nailer, a master sniper in the usa.
Time to hunt is one of eleven books in a series by author stephen hunter. Nick asks his friend, the retired marine sniper bob lee swagger, to examine the data. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Reading the stephen hunter books in order is a joyride for anyone who enjoys the authors many blockbuster novels, especially his bob lee swagger series. Time to hunt bob lee swagger, book 3 by stephen hunter book cover, description, publication history. But with consummate psychological skill, a shadowy military organization seduces bob into leaving his beloved arkansas hills for one last mission for his country, unaware until too late that the game is rigged. Bob is the main character of a set of books that are in relation to his life during and after the vietnam war. Black light is the second book in the bob lee swagger series, by stephen hunter plot summary. Chicago turabian humanities citation style guide stephen hunter, time to hunt. Time to hunt bob lee swagger novels book 3 kindle edition by. Time to hunt bob lee swagger, book 3 by stephen hunter. Point of impact was a very tough book to writeone problem was that it was inspired by and set to be about the jfk assassination. Although not necessary, you may want to read those books prior to starting the bob lee books.
Bob lee was and for part of this book is a marine sniper. Net login register for bookmarks and favorites menu login. Bob lee swagger series book 3 stephen hunter author 2010. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the 47th samurai.
See the complete bob lee swagger series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. The first part answers the history of bob lee s experience in nam. In the 47th samurai, bob lee swagger, the gritty hero of stephen hunters bestselling novels point of impact and time to hunt, returns in hunters most intense and exotic thriller to date. Stephen hunter is the popular thriller author of the bestselling bob lee swagger series with this first book point of impact, which sparked the creation of the 2007 shooter movie with mark wahlberg, and the following tv series featuring ryan phillippe in the main role. Another masterfully written book in the bob lee swagger series is the ninth book in the series, snipers honor.
Swagger s father, earl, a state trooper, was investigating the brutal murder of a young woman that day. Previous books have detailed most of his life, leaving little room for new episodes to be inserted. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Bob lee swagger and philip yano are bound together by a single moment at iwo jima, 1945, when their fathers, two brave fighters on opposite sides, met. The bob lee swagger series led to two additional spinoff series, one written about bob s father earl, which contains 3 books, and one about his son, ray cruz. Early in bestseller hunters stellar 12th bob lee swagger novel after 2017s gman, a stranger, janet mcdowell, shows up at bob s idaho ranch and asks him for help tracking down the sniper who fatally shot her marine son, lance cpl. Tell us a little about the relationship between the two books. A bob lee swagger novel ebook written by stephen hunter. As the book description explains, the assassination plot is executed to perfectionuntil bob lee swagger, alleged lone gunman, comes out of the operation alive, the target of a nationwide. We also know the key parts of his late dad earl swagger s life from winning the medal of honor at iwo jima, to coming close to suicide upon his return, to being gunned down in 1955, with adventures in hot springs.
I especially enjoyed the tension between swagger playing roles in assisting the fbi by doing what they wanted him to do and taking off on his own when that was the best way to serve the fbis needs. In addition to his thriller novels, the author has also written three nonfiction books, all on political and military topics. Janet has spent the past 15 years following the trail of the man she knows killed tom. In the novel that is part modern adventure, part historical thriller, hunter tells the compelling story of how and why the greatest sniper of the second world war was erased from history. Time to hunt 3 by stephen hunter 1999, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. For bob lee swagger, the world changed on that hot day in blue eye, arkansas, when two local boys rode armed and wild in a 55 fairlane convertible. Bob lee swagger series stephen hunter author 2010 i, sniper bob lee swagger series book 6 stephen hunter author 2009 american gunfight stephen hunter author john bainbridge author 2005. Today, 20 years later, disgruntled hero of an unheroic war, all bob lee swagger wants is to be left alone and to leave the killing behind. The star of the series is one bob lee swagger, an alpha male and former sniper in viet nam who has returned home after the war, gone on a fifteenyear drinking spree while managing to get himself involved in all sorts of violent encounters with bad guys. More than 60 years later, yano comes to america to honor the legacy of his heroic father by recovering the sword he used in the battle. Hed spent a few weeks reading every damn book amazon had on the subject, most of them claiming to have found the real turning point, when the only turning point had to be june 21, 1941, the. You can watch the entire first season of shooter before then but here are some highlights. Bob lee swagger has been portrayed by mark wahlberg in shooter, a 2007 film based on stephen hunters 1993 thriller point of impact, and by ryan phillippe in the shooter tv series.
Time to hunt features flashbacks to bob lees time during the war, however it is still recommended you read that after black light. There are two interconnected plots that unfold simultaneously in this novel. Eighty years later, charless grandson bob lee swagger uncovers a strongbox containing an array of memorabilia dating back to 1934a federal lawmans badge, a. Bob lee attempts to put an end to atlas, all while trying to save his marriage and tie up the remaining threads from his past. Earl swagger series book 3 stephen hunter author 2003 citadel bibliomystery series. Americas favorite sniper is still using his skills to protect democracy when shooter returns for a second season. Bob lee swagger and philip yano are bound together by a single moment at iwo jima, 1945, when their fathers, two brave fighters on opposite sides, met in the. Aug 15, 2018 season 3 of shooter is based loosely on black light, the second book in the bob lee swagger series. Time to hunt bob lee swagger novels book 3 kindle edition. A bob lee swagger novel bob lee swagger novels book 4. Time to hunt features flashbacks to bob lee s time during the war, however it is still recommended you read that after black light.
Season 3 of shooter is based loosely on black light, the second book in the bob lee swagger series. I love bob lee swagger novels, so i went back to the first book and moved through this book 3. Now that bob lee swagger ryan phillippe has finally closed the book on the murder of his father with the suicide of atlassponsored supreme court nominee ray brooks, his and harris downeys jesse bradford time in federal custody is brief when it turns out the fbi has nothing to hold them on. The reading order of the bob lee swagger books is the same as the publication order.
Who bob lee is, why they need him, who tried to frame him and how he saves the day. Chicago turabian author date citation style guide stephen hunter. Bob lee swagger series book 3 stephen hunter author 2010 the 47th samurai bob lee swagger series book 4 stephen hunter author 2007 night of thunder. Also referred to as bob the nailer, bob lee swagger is a character that has been fictionalized andwhose creation was done by stephen hunter. Using a skill set no other man on earth possesses, swagger soon discovers unseen anomalies and gradually begins to unravel a sophisticated conspiracy one that would require the highest level of warcraft by the most superb special operations professionals. By midnight earl swagger lay dead in a deserted cornfield. Swaggers father, earl, a state trooper, was investigating the brutal murder of a young woman that day. Bob lee served three tours in vietnam, working with special operations, and earned the nickname bob the nailer for his uncanny ability with a rifle. Backroads season 3 episode guide shooter usa network. Nov 16, 2016 as the book description explains, the assassination plot is executed to perfectionuntil bob lee swagger, alleged lone gunman, comes out of the operation alive, the target of a nationwide. Bob lee swagger series stephen hunter author jon lindstrom narrator 2017 pale horse coming. Before i get into the top 5 bob lee swagger books i want to note that the top 3 are all the original trilogy and they are far and beyond better than. Point of impact bob lee swagger by stephen hunter november 1, 1993.
Bob lee began his adventures in point of impact which has been made onto both a movie and television show. He is one of the best snipers in the world and in the initial novel, spends his time alone on. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading time to hunt bob lee swagger novels book 3. Time to hunt by stephen hunter book 3 in the bob lee swagger thriller series, 1998. In time to hunt, stephen hunter further embellishes the legend of master sniper bob lee swagger. Aug 05, 2019 bob lee swagger has been portrayed by mark wahlberg in shooter, a 2007 film based on stephen hunters 1993 thriller point of impact, and by ryan phillippe in the shooter tv series. Bob lee swagger series by stephen hunter goodreads. Bob lee swagger ryan phillippe is badly wounded and being held by the chechen sniper t.
The case contains a batch of 1934 memorabilia a muchcorroded fbi badge, a. Stephen hunter is the author of the popular bob lee swagger military thriller series started back in 1993, a series which continues till today. The show stars ryan phillippe in the lead role of bob lee swagger, an expert marksman living in exile who is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the president. When bob lee swagger, now in idaho, finally sells the land he owned in arkansas, the developers begin to tear down the old homestead and uncover a steel case hidden in the foundation. Master sniper bob lee swagger returns in this riveting novel by bestselling author and pulitzer. Bob lee the nailer swagger is a fictional character created by stephen hunter.
Find the complete bob lee swagger book series by stephen hunter. Download the bob lee swagger audiobook series and listen anywhere, anytime on your iphone, android or windows device. Time to hunt bob lee swagger novels book 3 kindle edition by hunter, stephen. If you havent lost, its hard to understand how far the pain goes and how long it lasts.
236 246 5 1140 1106 1430 186 1456 1115 939 760 1431 805 1240 598 994 961 1420 1500 185 1244 420 171 1261 1056 401 20 883 1246 1300 868